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TELNO 1248
OF 150412Z SEPTEMBER 93
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INFO PRIORITY SHANGHAI, ATTC TAIPEI, BTC HONG KONG
050703 MDHIAN 5107
(66)
FOR PRU
YOUR TELNO 574: FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE (FAC) VISIT
1. THE PROGRAMME FOR THE FAC IS IN THE HANDS OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS WHO ARE THE HOSTS FOR THE VISIT. THEY ARE WORKING ON THE BASIS OF THE FAC'S SUGGESTIONS WHICH WERE PRESENTED TO THEM AT A MEETING ON 9 AUGUST (OUR TELNO 1101 REFERS).
2. IT IS NOT CHINESE PRACTICE TO DISCUSS DETAILED PROGRAMMES THIS FAR AHEAD OF A VISIT. WE QUITE UNDERSTAND THE FAC'S WISH TO SEE A DRAFT PROGRAMME AND WILL CONTINUE TO PRESS. UNFORTUNATELY, AND DESPITE OUR BEST EFFORTS, THIS IS UNLIKELY TO APPEAR UNTIL MUCH NEARER THE TIME OF THE VISIT.
3.
WE ARE MAKING THE NECESSARY HOTEL BOOKING FOR PETER FERDINAND AND WE HAVE NOTIFIED THE HOST THAT HE WILL PARTICIPATE IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAMME IN PEKING AND ONE OF THE OTHER CITIES IN
CHINA.
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